Durham, United Kingdom
Server infrastructure for BIM Services in Durham
There is no single correct server for BIM Services; there is a correct one for the workload, the volume and the budget. For a medium BIM Services business in Durham that is about 6 Cores, 96 GB of memory and 2000 GB of storage on Dedicated Server.
- ✓ 5 infrastructure tiers
- ✓ Sized for your workload, not a plan name
- ✓ Same price in all 24 locations
Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Durham. Your real figure depends on your connection and route, and lands inside this range.
Choose the infrastructure for your workload
Three sizes of business, each sized from an assumed traffic figure rather than a measured one. If you know your own numbers, tell us and the estimate changes with them.
Small BIM Services
1–10 people · ~5,000 visits a month
$381.10 USD USD
per month · VDS
- 2 Cores
- 32 GB RAM
- 600 GB storage
- GPU on request
About 0.1 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 22.4 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Medium BIM Services Most likely here
11–50 people · ~50,000 visits a month
$1,026.40 USD USD
per month · Dedicated Server
- 6 Cores
- 96 GB RAM
- 2000 GB storage
- Managed
- GPU on request
About 0.6 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 64 GB of working data.
Configure this build →Large BIM Services
51+ people · ~500,000 visits a month
$3,070.30 USD USD
per month · Bare Metal
- 20 Cores
- 320 GB RAM
- 4000 GB storage
- Managed
- GPU on request
About 6.2 requests a second at peak, holding roughly 256 GB of working data.
Configure this build →These figures are assumptions stated out loud, not predictions about your business. Memory, cores and disk can all be raised on the same server later, usually within the hour, with no rebuild and no new IP address — so starting one size below the estimate is normally the cheaper mistake.
Why BIM Services size up this way
Working from about 50,000 visits a month and roughly 26,667 requests a day, storage grows by roughly 120 GB a month at this size, which usually decides the build before CPU does; about 64 GB of data needs to stay in memory to keep queries fast; each request costs real computation rather than a cache lookup, so cores matter more here than on a typical site; and the software is Windows-based, which sets a floor on cores, memory and disk before the workload is considered.
- 0.6 req/sec at peak
- 64 GB working set
- 120 GB/month growth
- Windows
Which tiers suit BIM Services
Including the ones that do not, and why — that is usually the more useful half.
| Infrastructure | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Shared Hosting Managed space on a shared server | Not this one | Shared hosting serves websites; it cannot present a Windows desktop to work on. |
| VPS Flexible virtual infrastructure with full root access | Workable | Adequate for light remote desktop work — email, documents, a line-of-business application. |
| VDS Virtual server with resources pinned to you alone | Recommended | Guaranteed CPU and memory are what make a remote desktop feel like a local one rather than a slideshow. |
| Dedicated Server An entire physical server, configured to your specification | Recommended | The right tier for CAD, BIM and rendering, where the whole machine is in use for hours at a stretch. |
| Bare Metal Physical compute for sustained, demanding workloads | Recommended | For teams running several workstations on one physical host, with GPUs available on request. |
BIM Services workloads you can host
Clash detection on a federated model is a heavy, memory-hungry run that people wait on.
- Federated BIM models
- Clash detection runs
- Model coordination
- Revit/CAD workstations
- Common data environment
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server.
Durham is closest to London. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Durham ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 234 miles | 6–11 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 313 miles | 8–15 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 538 miles | 13–26 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 799 miles | 19–39 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 799 miles | 19–39 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 997 miles | 24–48 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 1,417 miles | 34–68 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 2,360 miles | 57–114 ms |
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| New York, United States | 3,339 miles | 81–161 ms |
| Toronto, Canada | 3,407 miles | 82–164 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 3,794 miles | 92–183 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 4,082 miles | 99–197 ms |
| Miami, United States | 4,337 miles | 105–209 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 4,570 miles | 110–221 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 4,597 miles | 111–222 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 5,162 miles | 125–249 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 5,247 miles | 127–253 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Delhi NCR, India | 4,204 miles | 101–203 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 4,533 miles | 109–219 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 4,953 miles | 120–239 ms |
| Tokyo, Japan | 5,777 miles | 139–279 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 5,907 miles | 143–285 ms |
| Singapore | 6,750 miles | 163–326 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 10,487 miles | 253–506 ms |
Distances are from Durham. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
BIM Services in Durham
The closest of our 24 data centres to Durham is London, about 234 miles away. The price is the same in all 24 locations, so distance is the only variable worth optimising.
Durham has a population of about 47,785, which is why the medium build above is the one most likely to fit a BIM Services business here — though the other two are a click away if it does not. Local time is Europe/London, so routine maintenance and backups are scheduled against your overnight rather than ours.
Data stays in the jurisdiction you choose, which matters if you are working to the UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. Pricing is quoted in GBP, and the figure is the same wherever the machine physically sits.
Network reach from Durham
Estimated from fibre distance rather than measured, and stated as a range. Your own access network decides the rest.
| Data centre | Distance from Durham | Estimated round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Londonemea | 234 miles | 6–11 ms |
| Amsterdamemea | 313 miles | 8–15 ms |
| Frankfurtemea | 538 miles | 13–26 ms |
Durham sits in England, and every one of our 24 locations costs the same — so the only thing worth optimising is which of them your users are closest to. At the medium size assumed above, that is roughly 26,667 requests a day crossing that link.
BIM Services hosting in Durham — FAQs
What size server does a BIM Services business in Durham, England need?
Where would the server for my Durham, England business actually run?
Is a VPS enough for BIM Services, or do we need a dedicated server?
Can you host federated BIM models for us?
Can we start smaller and grow?
Other industries in Durham
Same city, different workload.
BIM Services hosting nearby
The same workload, in the nearest cities.